This Day in HistoryAug. 20, 1968: Troops of the Warsaw Pact, dominated by the Soviet Union, enter Czechoslovakia, crushing the “Prague Spring” period of liberalized reforms and loosening of restrictions in that country.

Number to Know108: The number of people killed in the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.

Website of the Day: Prague Welcomehttp://www.praguewelcome.cz/enA visitor’s guide to the historical city in the Czech Republic.

Daily Quote“I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there. I also want them to know that being successful is not the real world; that their parents get treated better because they’re on TV.” — Al Roker

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